Canadian Retail News From Around The Web: October 8, 2015
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Our Articles of the Day:
1) Links of London to Open 1st Free-Standing Canadian Store
2) Swatch Continues Canadian Expansion with New Locations
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Top Stories - Canada:
-How Coach Inc plans to recapture the high-end market as 'affordable luxury' rivals arise [Financial Post]
-RONA Completes the Acquisition of all the Franchised Stores of its network [Stockhouse]
-DAVIDsTEA Inc. Now Available on Air Canada [MarketWatch]
-POS Terminals: small machines give thieves access to big accounts [CTV]
-Dollarama Inc.: Is This Great Stock Poised to Dive? [Motley]
-How Canadians Feel About Location-Based Rewards [Techvibes]
-Case study: L’Oreal Canada gives its enterprise sales solution a makeover [IT Business]
Canadian News - Regional:
Western Canada: BC/AB/SK/MB
-MEC plans to open flagship store in Olympic Village [Business in Vancouver]
-Edmonton designer Malorie Urbanovitch launches fall line at Simons [Edmonton Journal]
-Oakridge Centre developer sues over toxic dry-cleaning solvent allegedly dumped in storm drains [Vancouver Province]
-The Seton Save-On-Foods store in Calgary wins the Grocer of the year from Canadian Federation if Independent Grocers [EPR Retail News]
-Bookstore volunteers solve mystery of 1800s photographs [Alberta: CTV]
East & Territories: ON/QC/Maritimes
-TSN opens new in-store studio in Toronto Maple Leaf Square Sport Chek [Cartt.ca]
-Construction standstill frustrates Peel St. merchants [Montreal Gazette]
-Canadian Tire heads off Ferris Bueller situation over Jayss [Toronto Star]
-Grand opening Friday for Best Buy store converted from former Future Shop [Peterborough Examiner]
-Borough council votes in favour of NDG grocery store/seniors residence [Montreal Gazette]
-All roads lead to shopping [Toronto Sun]
-Trail Shop hopes pan-political display will inspire voters [Halifax: CBC]
Our Previous Articles:
-DSW Designer Shoes Reveals 4 Canadian Locations to Open Next Spring
-Lao Feng Xiang Opens 1st Canadian Location
-Saks 5th Avenue to Open Canada's Largest Suburban Luxury Store [With Renderings]
-David's Tea Reveals Substantial Expansion Plans
-Exceptional Retail Opportunities in One of Canada's Wealthiest Boom Towns